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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

6:14 am – 9:28 pm
15 hours, 15 minutes

Current Time: Aug 26, 2025 at 5:01:19 pm
Sun Direction: 233.67° SW
Sun Altitude: 26.26°
Sun Distance: 93.924 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 10:19 am (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:28 pm 296° Northwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Fairbanks

December 2025 — Sun in Fairbanks

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
110:20 am (148°)2:59 pm (212°)4:38:53−5:116:56 am6:22 pm7:56 am5:22 pm9:05 am4:14 pm12:40 pm (3.4°)91.653
210:23 am (149°)2:57 pm (211°)4:33:50−5:036:58 am6:22 pm7:58 am5:21 pm9:07 am4:13 pm12:40 pm (3.3°)91.638
310:26 am (149°)2:55 pm (211°)4:28:56−4:536:59 am6:21 pm8:00 am5:20 pm9:09 am4:12 pm12:40 pm (3.2°)91.624
410:28 am (150°)2:53 pm (210°)4:24:13−4:437:01 am6:20 pm8:02 am5:19 pm9:11 am4:10 pm12:41 pm (3.0°)91.610
510:31 am (150°)2:51 pm (210°)4:19:41−4:327:03 am6:19 pm8:03 am5:19 pm9:13 am4:09 pm12:41 pm (2.9°)91.597
610:34 am (151°)2:49 pm (209°)4:15:20−4:207:04 am6:19 pm8:05 am5:18 pm9:15 am4:08 pm12:42 pm (2.8°)91.584
710:36 am (151°)2:48 pm (209°)4:11:12−4:087:05 am6:18 pm8:06 am5:17 pm9:16 am4:07 pm12:42 pm (2.7°)91.572
810:39 am (152°)2:46 pm (208°)4:07:16−3:557:07 am6:18 pm8:08 am5:17 pm9:18 am4:07 pm12:43 pm (2.6°)91.561
910:41 am (152°)2:45 pm (208°)4:03:35−3:417:08 am6:18 pm8:09 am5:16 pm9:20 am4:06 pm12:43 pm (2.5°)91.549
1010:43 am (153°)2:43 pm (207°)4:00:08−3:267:09 am6:17 pm8:11 am5:16 pm9:21 am4:05 pm12:43 pm (2.4°)91.539
1110:45 am (153°)2:42 pm (207°)3:56:57−3:117:10 am6:17 pm8:12 am5:16 pm9:23 am4:05 pm12:44 pm (2.4°)91.529
1210:47 am (153°)2:41 pm (207°)3:54:02−2:557:12 am6:17 pm8:13 am5:15 pm9:24 am4:04 pm12:44 pm (2.3°)91.519
1310:49 am (154°)2:40 pm (206°)3:51:24−2:387:13 am6:17 pm8:14 am5:15 pm9:25 am4:04 pm12:45 pm (2.2°)91.510
1410:51 am (154°)2:40 pm (206°)3:49:03−2:207:14 am6:17 pm8:15 am5:15 pm9:27 am4:04 pm12:45 pm (2.2°)91.501
1510:52 am (154°)2:39 pm (206°)3:47:00−2:027:15 am6:17 pm8:16 am5:15 pm9:28 am4:04 pm12:46 pm (2.1°)91.492
1610:54 am (154°)2:39 pm (206°)3:45:16−1:437:15 am6:17 pm8:17 am5:15 pm9:29 am4:04 pm12:46 pm (2.1°)91.484
1710:55 am (154°)2:39 pm (205°)3:43:52−1:247:16 am6:17 pm8:18 am5:16 pm9:30 am4:04 pm12:47 pm (2.1°)91.476
1810:56 am (155°)2:39 pm (205°)3:42:47−1:047:17 am6:18 pm8:19 am5:16 pm9:30 am4:04 pm12:47 pm (2.0°)91.469
1910:57 am (155°)2:39 pm (205°)3:42:02−0:447:18 am6:18 pm8:19 am5:16 pm9:31 am4:04 pm12:48 pm (2.0°)91.461
2010:57 am (155°)2:39 pm (205°)3:41:37−0:247:18 am6:18 pm8:20 am5:17 pm9:32 am4:05 pm12:48 pm (2.0°)91.455
2110:58 am (155°)2:40 pm (205°)3:41:33−0:047:19 am6:19 pm8:20 am5:17 pm9:32 am4:05 pm12:49 pm (2.0°)91.448
2210:58 am (155°)2:40 pm (205°)3:41:49+0:167:19 am6:19 pm8:21 am5:18 pm9:33 am4:06 pm12:49 pm (2.0°)91.442
2310:59 am (155°)2:41 pm (205°)3:42:25+0:367:20 am6:20 pm8:21 am5:18 pm9:33 am4:06 pm12:50 pm (2.0°)91.436
2410:59 am (155°)2:42 pm (205°)3:43:22+0:567:20 am6:21 pm8:22 am5:19 pm9:33 am4:07 pm12:50 pm (2.1°)91.431
2510:58 am (154°)2:43 pm (206°)3:44:38+1:167:20 am6:21 pm8:22 am5:20 pm9:34 am4:08 pm12:51 pm (2.1°)91.426
2610:58 am (154°)2:44 pm (206°)3:46:14+1:357:20 am6:22 pm8:22 am5:21 pm9:34 am4:09 pm12:51 pm (2.1°)91.422
2710:58 am (154°)2:46 pm (206°)3:48:09+1:547:20 am6:23 pm8:22 am5:22 pm9:33 am4:10 pm12:52 pm (2.2°)91.417
2810:57 am (154°)2:47 pm (206°)3:50:22+2:137:20 am6:24 pm8:22 am5:23 pm9:33 am4:11 pm12:52 pm (2.2°)91.414
2910:56 am (153°)2:49 pm (207°)3:52:53+2:307:20 am6:25 pm8:22 am5:24 pm9:33 am4:13 pm12:53 pm (2.3°)91.411
3010:55 am (153°)2:51 pm (207°)3:55:42+2:487:20 am6:26 pm8:22 am5:25 pm9:33 am4:14 pm12:53 pm (2.3°)91.408
3110:54 am (153°)2:53 pm (207°)3:58:47+3:057:20 am6:27 pm8:21 am5:26 pm9:32 am4:15 pm12:54 pm (2.4°)91.406
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Fairbanks is at 6:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 18 hours, 8 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 18. The latest sunrise is on December 24. The latest sunset is on December 1.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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